Chief/Chair Of Psychiatry at Alameda Health System

John George Psychiatric Pavilion, part of Alameda Health System, is the county psychiatric hospital and Psychiatric Emergency Services for Alameda County and serves a diverse patient population in California’s East Bay Area. The Department of Psychiatry additionally includes consult services at Highland Hospital, two Intensive Outpatient Programs, and is set to expand with state funds to a Medical-Psych Unit and a Geri-Psych Unit. As a provider of care to all patients, Alameda Health System provides high quality, accessible care to our community's most vulnerable patients. Our providers and staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome others who share our mission.  

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We are currently recruiting for a Department Chair to join our team. The position is based at John George but will oversee psychiatric services to the county at multiple sites. It would allow for clinical time as well as collaborating with our provider and leadership team across the system. This role will be 0.3 Clinical and 0.7 Administrative. Applicant should be Board Certified General and Adult Psychiatry, medical license and DEA license in California. If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply!

About Alameda Health System

Alameda Health System is the East Bay's premier patient and family-centered care system. Our trauma center and teaching hospital are considered among the best in the country. We are committed to continually improving health through individual patient experiences. Our mission, Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All, speaks to the vital role we play in the community and the critical responsibility we accept in promoting wellness, eliminating disparities, and optimizing the health of a diverse East Bay. Our facilities include the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus, a regional trauma center and teaching hospital, John George Psychiatric Hospital, an acute and emergency care facility, Fairmont Hospital, an acute rehabilitation hospital and skilled nursing facility, longtime community-based hospitals San Leandro Hospital and Alameda Hospital and four neighborhood-based community Wellness Centers located in Oakland, Newark and Hayward.